Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences learned and the way forward
Abstract There is currently a high global demand for mental health professionals, including child and adolescent mental health professionals. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) published “Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the mhGAP-Intervention Guide: experiences and lesson...
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| author | Silje Akselberg Iversen Brian Ogallo Myron Belfer Daniel Fung Christina W. Hoven Kenneth Carswell Norbert Skokauskas |
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| description | Abstract There is currently a high global demand for mental health professionals, including child and adolescent mental health professionals. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) published “Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the mhGAP-Intervention Guide: experiences and lessons learned” to address the proposition of implementing Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) materials and principles as a component of pre-service training. By integrating the mhGAP-IG within pre-service training, future healthcare providers will acquire theoretical knowledge and early exposure to practical knowledge and will be better prepared for their future work. Examples demonstrate that mhGAP-IG pre-service training can be successfully implemented in diverse settings and in various pre-service training programs. It can be used in small group learning activities and short courses, taught through lectures, used as a clinical tool to teach students (i.e. medical, nursing students) and medical doctors in training. We can enhance pre-service training with the mhGAP-IG and contribute to a learning environment, which nurtures knowledge and skills required to help people with mental health needs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2ea9c3f85074259a12a8e0a90faab972022-12-21T19:03:17ZengBMCChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health1753-20002021-01-011511410.1186/s13034-020-00354-2Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences learned and the way forwardSilje Akselberg Iversen0Brian Ogallo1Myron Belfer2Daniel Fung3Christina W. Hoven4Kenneth Carswell5Norbert Skokauskas6Center for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Protection, IPH, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health OrganizationDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical SchoolInstitute of Mental HealthNew York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical CenterDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health OrganizationCenter for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Protection, IPH, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyAbstract There is currently a high global demand for mental health professionals, including child and adolescent mental health professionals. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) published “Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the mhGAP-Intervention Guide: experiences and lessons learned” to address the proposition of implementing Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) materials and principles as a component of pre-service training. By integrating the mhGAP-IG within pre-service training, future healthcare providers will acquire theoretical knowledge and early exposure to practical knowledge and will be better prepared for their future work. Examples demonstrate that mhGAP-IG pre-service training can be successfully implemented in diverse settings and in various pre-service training programs. It can be used in small group learning activities and short courses, taught through lectures, used as a clinical tool to teach students (i.e. medical, nursing students) and medical doctors in training. We can enhance pre-service training with the mhGAP-IG and contribute to a learning environment, which nurtures knowledge and skills required to help people with mental health needs.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-020-00354-2World Health OrganizationmhGAP (Mental Health Gap Action Programme)mhGAP-IG (Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide)Child and adolescent mental healthChild and adolescent mental health services |
| spellingShingle | Silje Akselberg Iversen Brian Ogallo Myron Belfer Daniel Fung Christina W. Hoven Kenneth Carswell Norbert Skokauskas Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences learned and the way forward Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health World Health Organization mhGAP (Mental Health Gap Action Programme) mhGAP-IG (Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide) Child and adolescent mental health Child and adolescent mental health services |
| title | Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences learned and the way forward |
| title_full | Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences learned and the way forward |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences learned and the way forward |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences learned and the way forward |
| title_short | Enhancing mental health pre-service training with the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide: experiences learned and the way forward |
| title_sort | enhancing mental health pre service training with the who mhgap intervention guide experiences learned and the way forward |
| topic | World Health Organization mhGAP (Mental Health Gap Action Programme) mhGAP-IG (Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide) Child and adolescent mental health Child and adolescent mental health services |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-020-00354-2 |
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